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Home » Side Dishes » Chinese Cabbage with Bacon

Chinese Cabbage with Bacon

Posted by: Shelby Kinnaird / Side Dishes / March 16, 2017

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Want to eat more greens? Well, everything’s better with bacon, right? Try this easy Chinese cabbage recipe, but feel free to substitute your favorite leafy green. Just don’t skip the bacon.

Chinese Cabbage with Bacon

Wanting to come up with a recipe appropriate for St. Patrick’s Day, I thought about cabbage. Then I learned that fried cabbage with bacon is a classic Irish dish. I glanced out the window at my EarthBox, overflowing with Chinese cabbage. An Irish recipe using Chinese greens? Why not?

You may balk at seeing bacon and bacon drippings in this recipe. I used center-cut bacon because it’s leaner than regular bacon, but still renders some fat. Turkey bacon is so lean there’s never any fat left in the pan. That’s usually a good thing, but not in this case. (If you want to use turkey bacon, feel free, but you may need to add some olive oil.)

Chinese cabbage is more leafy green than cabbage. This recipe should work with any leafy green or cabbage, but you may need to cook “real” cabbage a bit longer.

Other Irish Recipes

Looking for something a bit more traditional for St. Patrick’s Day? Try one of these:

  • Corned Beef & Cabbage Rolls
  • Shepherd’s Pie
  • Corned Beef & Cabbage Soup with Barley
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Chinese Cabbage with Bacon
5 from 1 vote

Chinese Cabbage with Bacon

Easy, versatile recipe featuring greens and center-cut bacon
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:8 minutes
Total Time:18 minutes
Author:Adapted from allrecipes.com
Servings:4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 12 strips center-cut bacon
  • 1 pound Chinese cabbage or other leafy greens stems removed and cut crosswise into ribbons
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp over medium heat. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in skillet.
  • Add Chinese cabbage to skillet and stir to coat in bacon drippings. Add water. Stir cabbage constantly until it wilts, about 5 minutes. Cover skillet and cook an additional minute or two. Remove from heat.
  • Crumble bacon over Chinese cabbage and season with pepper. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

Watching fat? Use turkey bacon and substitute olive oil for the bacon drippings.

Nutrition Info Per Serving

Nutrition Facts
Chinese Cabbage with Bacon
Amount Per Serving (0 g)
Calories 142 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 353mg15%
Potassium 0mg0%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
Net carbs 2g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chinese cabbage, easy side dish recipes
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